Table 3 High-risk fertility behaviour with background characteristics among urban ever-married women aged 15–49 years, NFHS-5 (2019–21), India
From: Association between high-risk fertility behaviour and anaemia among urban Indian women (15–49 years)
Characteristics | Any risk | Single risk | Multiple risk |
|---|---|---|---|
Maternal Age | |||
15–24 | 21.8 | 20.8 | 1.0 |
25–34 | 19.1 | 16.7 | 2.4 |
35–49 | 59.5 | 42.7 | 16.8 |
Maternal education | |||
No education | 46.9 | 33.8 | 13.1 |
Primary | 35.2 | 28.8 | 6.4 |
Secondary | 22.4 | 20.1 | 2.3 |
Higher | 12.4 | 11.9 | 0.5 |
Household member | |||
1–4 Members | 16.7 | 16.0 | 0.7 |
5–6 Members | 24.3 | 21.1 | 3.3 |
7 + Members | 29.4 | 23.3 | 6.1 |
Caste | |||
Schedule Caste | 26.2 | 22.7 | 3.6 |
Schedule Tribe | 26.6 | 21.9 | 4.6 |
Other Backward Class | 23.1 | 20.0 | 3.1 |
Others | 22.9 | 19.3 | 3.6 |
Religion | |||
Hindu | 21.3 | 18.7 | 2.6 |
Muslim | 32.6 | 26.1 | 6.6 |
Christian | 23.4 | 21.0 | 2.4 |
Others | 17.8 | 16.5 | 1.3 |
Wealth Status | |||
Poor | 39.2 | 29.5 | 9.8 |
Middle | 29.7 | 25.4 | 4.4 |
Rich | 19.0 | 17.1 | 1.9 |
Region | |||
North | 22.7 | 19.9 | 2.9 |
Central | 27.6 | 22.6 | 5.0 |
East | 26.9 | 22.3 | 4.5 |
North-east | 21.7 | 17.7 | 4.0 |
West | 22.7 | 19.3 | 3.4 |
South | 19.6 | 18.0 | 1.6 |
Maternal BMI | |||
Underweight | 24.5 | 20.7 | 3.9 |
Normal | 24.1 | 20.7 | 3.4 |
Overweight | 22.4 | 19.2 | 3.2 |
Obese | 23.0 | 19.4 | 3.7 |
Women's height | |||
< 145 cm | 30.3 | 24.9 | 5.4 |
> 145 cm | 22.9 | 19.7 | 3.2 |
Delivery Type | |||
Vaginal | 27.3 | 22.8 | 4.5 |
C-section | 16.1 | 14.9 | 1.2 |
Contraceptive use | |||
Not using | 22.0 | 18.9 | 3.1 |
Modern methods | 24.6 | 21.2 | 3.4 |
Traditional methods | 25.1 | 20.6 | 4.5 |
Total | 23.7 | 20.3 | 3.4 |